dons
@dons.bsky.social
An imagination trying hard not to fail
The Founders did not intend this
It doesn't have to be this way
Interests: 💣 Wealth Inequality. Dominionism
Don't Dream It's Over
🦋 Joined 5/25/23 but languished
The Founders did not intend this
It doesn't have to be this way
Interests: 💣 Wealth Inequality. Dominionism
Don't Dream It's Over
🦋 Joined 5/25/23 but languished
Pinned
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Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
This needs to be seen by everyone.
Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” online.
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This needs to be seen by everyone.
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Trump to Republican senators: "I thought we'd have a discussion after the press leaves about what last night represented and what we should do about it and also about the shutdown and how that relates to last night. If you read the pollsters, the shutdown was a big factor, negative for Republicans."
November 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Trump to Republican senators: "I thought we'd have a discussion after the press leaves about what last night represented and what we should do about it and also about the shutdown and how that relates to last night. If you read the pollsters, the shutdown was a big factor, negative for Republicans."
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Attorney General Pam Bondi says she has retroactively appointed former Trump attorney Lindsey Halligan as a "special attorney" for DOJ and has "ratified" all of her actions to date, including her presentations to the grand juries that indicted Trump's foes.
November 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Attorney General Pam Bondi says she has retroactively appointed former Trump attorney Lindsey Halligan as a "special attorney" for DOJ and has "ratified" all of her actions to date, including her presentations to the grand juries that indicted Trump's foes.
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Add a dose of propaganda to your morning coffee.. This smells of Russian-like “special operation”
November 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Add a dose of propaganda to your morning coffee.. This smells of Russian-like “special operation”
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Calling it the Epstein Ballroom is disrespectful to the office of the presidency.
I can’t believe people would even dream of calling it the Epstein Ballroom.
I can’t believe people would even dream of calling it the Epstein Ballroom.
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Calling it the Epstein Ballroom is disrespectful to the office of the presidency.
I can’t believe people would even dream of calling it the Epstein Ballroom.
I can’t believe people would even dream of calling it the Epstein Ballroom.
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take a moment to really think about how hard Democratic leaders have had to work to somehow be losing to Trump on the issue of corruption
October 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
take a moment to really think about how hard Democratic leaders have had to work to somehow be losing to Trump on the issue of corruption
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“I am counting on millions of Americans proving on Oct. 18—and beyond—that they will not let down all those who have sacrificed to sustain our system of self-governance and the ideals for which our republic stands.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/what-we-sh...
www.americaamerica.news/p/what-we-sh...
What We Should Demand, What We Should Oppose
Reflecting on a president's obligations and what history tells us about rejecting tyranny and injustice
www.americaamerica.news
October 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
“I am counting on millions of Americans proving on Oct. 18—and beyond—that they will not let down all those who have sacrificed to sustain our system of self-governance and the ideals for which our republic stands.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/what-we-sh...
www.americaamerica.news/p/what-we-sh...
Don't blame us for yanking their life-sustaining aid away! Blame other countries for not countering our evil.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Are you standing by your comment that no one has died because of the aid cuts? Are all those aid organizations lying?
RUBIO: They died because England didn't give enough money or Canada didn't give more or China didn't. Let's blame the other countries that don't do any foreign aid.
RUBIO: They died because England didn't give enough money or Canada didn't give more or China didn't. Let's blame the other countries that don't do any foreign aid.
September 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Don't blame us for yanking their life-sustaining aid away! Blame other countries for not countering our evil.
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Jimmy Kimmel should have stuck to acceptable comments, like suggesting that homeless people be executed
September 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Jimmy Kimmel should have stuck to acceptable comments, like suggesting that homeless people be executed
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Either the Dems get rid of this entire leadership or they're done as a party (and we may be done as a country)
Schumer on government funding: "Our position remains this: We want to keep the government open by engaging in bipartisan negotiation where we can address some of the grave harms Donald Trump has caused to our health care system and help Americans with the cost of living."
September 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Either the Dems get rid of this entire leadership or they're done as a party (and we may be done as a country)
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Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party
September 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party
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Thanks, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas, who made up a new Second Amendment in 2008.
That new Scalia Second Amendment created a fake individual right to own a gun.
If we want to fix the US gun culture we must reform the court and overturn the Scalia Second Amendment.
That new Scalia Second Amendment created a fake individual right to own a gun.
If we want to fix the US gun culture we must reform the court and overturn the Scalia Second Amendment.
September 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Thanks, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas, who made up a new Second Amendment in 2008.
That new Scalia Second Amendment created a fake individual right to own a gun.
If we want to fix the US gun culture we must reform the court and overturn the Scalia Second Amendment.
That new Scalia Second Amendment created a fake individual right to own a gun.
If we want to fix the US gun culture we must reform the court and overturn the Scalia Second Amendment.
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I wrote this story because the case of the Guatemalan children hasn’t received nearly as much media attention as it deserves.
I wanted to highlight the full extent of the government’s depraved conduct.
I hope you’ll read and share. Don’t look away.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
I wanted to highlight the full extent of the government’s depraved conduct.
I hope you’ll read and share. Don’t look away.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
September 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I wrote this story because the case of the Guatemalan children hasn’t received nearly as much media attention as it deserves.
I wanted to highlight the full extent of the government’s depraved conduct.
I hope you’ll read and share. Don’t look away.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
I wanted to highlight the full extent of the government’s depraved conduct.
I hope you’ll read and share. Don’t look away.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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Yes, literally: It's time for generational change. The leaders that got us into this mess won't be the ones to get us out of it -- all of them have to either step back or get primaried & have to defend why they're the best person to lead us forward. www.axios.com/2025/09/05/h...
September 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Yes, literally: It's time for generational change. The leaders that got us into this mess won't be the ones to get us out of it -- all of them have to either step back or get primaried & have to defend why they're the best person to lead us forward. www.axios.com/2025/09/05/h...
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"It is past time for both Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer to step down and step aside. This fascist moment, this age of Trump, demands outspoken, unrelenting and fearless opposition... we all deserve better."
I make the case, in my latest for The Guardian, for new leadership:
I make the case, in my latest for The Guardian, for new leadership:
It’s time for Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries to step down | Mehdi Hasan
This fascist moment, this age of Trump, demands outspoken, unrelenting and fearless opposition. We all deserve better
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"It is past time for both Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer to step down and step aside. This fascist moment, this age of Trump, demands outspoken, unrelenting and fearless opposition... we all deserve better."
I make the case, in my latest for The Guardian, for new leadership:
I make the case, in my latest for The Guardian, for new leadership:
Important thread
A big difference between Republicans and Democrats is that Republicans understand the science of political communication. Republicans dictate the topics/terms of debate while Dems (and the left) usually burn energy in constant response.
Thiel and Co call this mimetics, Lakoff calls it framing.
Thiel and Co call this mimetics, Lakoff calls it framing.
August 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Important thread
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"I had never seen anyone virtue-signal so gracefully, so effortlessly. I was like, 'I have to work with this guy.'"
😂😂😂😂
Meet Cory Booker's (fake) political consultant, played by Zeteo's very own @heycapello.
"No one does it like Cory."
zeteo.com/subscribe
😂😂😂😂
Meet Cory Booker's (fake) political consultant, played by Zeteo's very own @heycapello.
"No one does it like Cory."
zeteo.com/subscribe
August 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"I had never seen anyone virtue-signal so gracefully, so effortlessly. I was like, 'I have to work with this guy.'"
😂😂😂😂
Meet Cory Booker's (fake) political consultant, played by Zeteo's very own @heycapello.
"No one does it like Cory."
zeteo.com/subscribe
😂😂😂😂
Meet Cory Booker's (fake) political consultant, played by Zeteo's very own @heycapello.
"No one does it like Cory."
zeteo.com/subscribe
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The fire sale at the end of the empire
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Inside the USAID Fire Sale
Around the world, defibrillators, motorbikes, and water towers are being donated, sold, or simply abandoned.
www.theatlantic.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The fire sale at the end of the empire
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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The neoliberal project inside the Dem Party cannot be reasoned with, negotiated with, or bargained with. There's too much money at stake & there will always be grifter-warriors for its side. It will have to be politically defeated by populists, because it will never voluntarily relinquish power.
August 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The neoliberal project inside the Dem Party cannot be reasoned with, negotiated with, or bargained with. There's too much money at stake & there will always be grifter-warriors for its side. It will have to be politically defeated by populists, because it will never voluntarily relinquish power.
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My general view is that unlike in a lot of other lines of work, most folks working in politics & media believe in nothing beyond accumulating more status, wealth & power - and this hyper avarice explains everything happening right now.
I don't think my view is overly cynical. I think it's reality.
I don't think my view is overly cynical. I think it's reality.
August 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
My general view is that unlike in a lot of other lines of work, most folks working in politics & media believe in nothing beyond accumulating more status, wealth & power - and this hyper avarice explains everything happening right now.
I don't think my view is overly cynical. I think it's reality.
I don't think my view is overly cynical. I think it's reality.
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Say more of this, yes. MAGA Republican values are bad values. Liberal values are better. We — the left-liberal pluralistic democracy coalition — are better people than the Christofascists.
Burn in Hell James Dobson, you complete fascist child abusing misogynist homophobic scumbag.
Here's a quick 4,000 word obit that really lays out the truth about him.
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/08/jame...
Here's a quick 4,000 word obit that really lays out the truth about him.
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/08/jame...
James Dobson, Burn in Hell - Lawyers, Guns & Money
James Dobson is dead. Finally. This awful homophobe made the world a significantly worse place by his living in it. His brand of hate was tremendously influential in the modern Republican Party. Futur...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Say more of this, yes. MAGA Republican values are bad values. Liberal values are better. We — the left-liberal pluralistic democracy coalition — are better people than the Christofascists.
An amazing document.
1/ We put enormous effort into this:
Comprehensive Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
Important findings. Some will be new to many, including close observers
All levels of government. 3 decades.
#GhislaineMaxwell #EpsteinFiles #Corruption
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Comprehensive Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
Important findings. Some will be new to many, including close observers
All levels of government. 3 decades.
#GhislaineMaxwell #EpsteinFiles #Corruption
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Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
A comprehensive timeline of the failure of federal law enforcement to address Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes.
www.justsecurity.org
August 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
An amazing document.
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If you work in/adjacent to Democratic politics, or even if you are an occasional Democratic donor, this new @adambonica.bsky.social piece is the most important thing you can read today.
The Democratic Party cannot build power if it allows scam pacs to thrive
open.substack.com/pub/data4dem...
The Democratic Party cannot build power if it allows scam pacs to thrive
open.substack.com/pub/data4dem...
August 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
If you work in/adjacent to Democratic politics, or even if you are an occasional Democratic donor, this new @adambonica.bsky.social piece is the most important thing you can read today.
The Democratic Party cannot build power if it allows scam pacs to thrive
open.substack.com/pub/data4dem...
The Democratic Party cannot build power if it allows scam pacs to thrive
open.substack.com/pub/data4dem...